XYLORYCTIDAE, GELECHIOIDEA | (donherbisonevans@yahoo.com) and Stella Crossley |
(Photo: courtesy of
Buck Richardson, Kuranda, Queensland)
The adult moth of this species has white forewings each with a dark brown pattern, including a dark band along the margin. The hindwings are dark grey, each with a narrow white band along the margin. The moths have a pale head and prothorax, and a dark grey abdomen. The wingspan is about 4.5 cms.
The species occurs in Australia in
Further reading :
Ian McMillan,
Cryptophasa porphyritis,
Xyloryctine Moths of Australia,
Blog, Saturday, August 28, 2010.
Buck Richardson,
Tropical Queensland Wildlife from Dusk to Dawn Science and Art,
LeapFrogOz, Kuranda, 2015, p. 218.
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(updated 15 January 2011, 30 April 2019)